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Between 2015 and 2024, the Netherlands became more dependent on oil and natural gas from the United States in order to meet its need for energy

What is well-being ‘here and now’? Housing concerns people’s living situation. A house provides shelter, safety, privacy and personal space. A good and affordable home in a pleasant neighbourhood...

The Netherlands imported goods worth 13.6 billion euros from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay in 2024 - more than any other EU country

In 2024, the Dutch police registered 141 thousand criminal suspects, 11 percent of whom were minors.

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In late 2024, Pearl Dykstra delivered her farewell speech at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Nearly 20.7 million air passengers passed through the Netherlands’ five major airports in Q2 2025

To what extent would the Netherlands be able to absorb a major shock in the short run? Would people still be able to maintain their livelihood, and how about the most vulnerable groups? Would our...

Every day, Statistics Netherlands’ (CBS) Infoservice and Press Office receive dozens of calls and emails from individuals and organisations with questions on the many themes that CBS produces...

Between 2015 and 2022, the tourism sector contributed an average of 4 percent to the value added of the Dutch economy.

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11.1 Sustainable cities and communities: housing. A large part of life takes place in and around the home. SDG 11.1 relates to suitable housing....

The median housing cost ratio – i.e. total housing costs as a percentage of household income – was lower in 2023 than in 2018 for both home owners and tenants.

In 2024, the police recorded an average of 2,220 crimes per day: 812 thousand in total.

In 2024, the value of Dutch exports to China increased by 7 percent, while Germany’s exports to China decreased by 8 percent.

Government spending exceeded revenues by 3 billion euros in the first half of 2025

The population of Bonaire is expected to grow from 26.6 thousand today to 34.2 thousand by the year 2035. Last year’s forecast was for 30.5 thousand inhabitants on Bonaire in 2035.

Recent data on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2 Peace, justice and strong institutions: institutions. SDG 16.2 relates to institutions such as the Dutch House of Representatives, the police,...

Recent data on distribution of well-being for the theme material well-being by sex, age, education level and origin/country of birth. Well-being is not distributed equally across all groups in the...

Purchasing power in the Netherlands increased by 3.6 percent in 2024.

There were 35.4 thousand high-speed e-bikes in the Netherlands on 1 January 2025, over 2 thousand more than the previous year.

In 2023, close to 90 thousand people worked in the Netherlands while living across the border: 44 thousand people in Belgium and 45 thousand in Germany

In 2023, among those aged 15 to 74 years, 37 percent had a diploma in secondary vocational education (MBO-2, 3 or 4), senior general secondary education (HAVO) or pre-university education (VWO) as...